Florida Fishing Reports

Stick Marsh & Farm 13 - The first week of May has to be classified as outstanding for those that like to use top water baits. The weather has been good, water levels are up, and the fish have been cooperating fully. On the Farm side the fish are spread across the south e more...
Capt. George Welcome - Stick Marsh-Farm 13

Tampa Bay - South Shore - Shell Point Bait and Tackle Fishing Report for May 8, 2003 Snook season may be closed, but catch and release action has been good according to the captains fishing out of Shell Point Bait and Tackle. We are continuing to see lots of mackerel up a more...
Capt. Fred Everson - Tampa Bay

Ponce Inlet to Mosquito Lagoon - Sorry I have not posted lately but I have been out of town. The week has been a good one with reds on the flats and other finned fish close to the channel. Reds have been sluggish to chase a plastic very far so we have been slowing the retrieve speed more...
Capt. Joe Porcelli - Mosquito Lagoon

Fishing Report for Miami, Florida - Sharks on Fly and a Lot More What a trip to Bimini. We ran to Bimini in the Bahamas on Monday morning to meet 6 anglers to fish with us on 2 boats through Wednesday. When we got there, they were out bone fishing with local guides. When they retur more...
Capt. Bouncer Smith - Miami

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Swordfishing We fished the Broadbills for 3 nights in a row ending Tuesday night passed. I had the priveledge this time of fishing on clients boats instead of mine. Sunday night I was on a 28 foot Proline walkaround that handled pretty well and had more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Marathon, Florida Keys - Tarpon HOT!! The Tarpon season is in full gear in the Keys and the action in the Marathon area has been great for the past few weeks. Good numbers of big Tarpon have been hanging out at the 7 mile, Bahia Honda, Long Key, Vaca Cut, and Tom's Harbor more...
Capt. Bob Brown - Marathon

Fishing Report for the Florida Panhandle - Official Fish Survey Results Have Been Tabulated. After an exhaustive survey of a large sampling of fishes in the Gulf of Mexico, the final results are published. Survey questions included fish opinions on current issues of great concern. Fish wei more...
Capt. Alex Crawford - Carrabelle

Fishing Report for Ft. Lauderdale & Port Everglades - Swordfishing conditions We headed out to the Sword grounds last night with a SE breeze at 5-10 knots. Seas were 2-3 feet and the current was ripping at 5 knots all night and overpowering the wind as we got sucked out into the deep instead of inside more...
Capt. Cary Hanna - Fort Lauderdale

Report for Destin, Florida - Nearshore - I got back from Indian Pass 5 days ago and got to fish out of Grayton everyday since. Fishing has been real good and it's great to get back in the sadddle again Thursday I ran a half day and was fortunate enough to catch a dozen live cigs before I more...
Capt. Larry Pentel - Destin

Key West and Lower Keys - Tarpon Winds are Blowing In! Finally, the winds have shifted into the prevailing East-Southeast and the Tarpon action is beginning to heat up on the flats. We are getting numerous shots at strings of Tarpon on shallow flats, laid up Tarpon in basin more...
Capt. Dexter Simmons - Key West